Are you fixed on Feathers? Personna Med Preps seem almost as sharp and are great in the R41.
First Impressions: The New Muhle Toothcomb R41
- Thread starter wimbouman
- Start date
Hmmm, Feathers in the R41 are working the best for me.
From my point of view you need such a supersharp blade to get a really close and smooth shave with the new R41.
Red Personnas i.e. don't work that well while they are great in my Gillette Rocket.
- Thread starter
- #304
I have used both Personna Med Preps and Feathers.
Neither of these wear out quickly, so my experience is limited.
I think the Feathers in the end are the better choice, as ambrose said.
With a light touch and good lather, they really make the R41 shine.
That said, the Personnas work well also.
Neither of these wear out quickly, so my experience is limited.
I think the Feathers in the end are the better choice, as ambrose said.
With a light touch and good lather, they really make the R41 shine.
That said, the Personnas work well also.
Feathers work for me but +1 on the light touch!
I also ordered one .
Today was my first go with the notorious new head Muhle r41. It is undeniably an aggressive razor, with lots of blade exposure, but it's not the beast to be feared that I was expecting. I found it less aggressive than my Joris and Vision and about on par with my Barbasol. Paired with a fresh Perma Sharp blade, I got a very close shave quasi BBS in only 2 passes with no irritation or cuts, just one tiny weeper on a flat mole that is a perennial problem area. I like the balance and feel and think this one is a definite keeper.
- Thread starter
- #308
I'm with Mike on this.
The R41 kind of redefines what aggressiveness is.
Sure, there's a lot of blade exposure, and the blade is tense in the head.
And the shave is close and direct (and, as has been rightfully noticed by many, noisy).
But the razor never has bitten me.
The R41 kind of redefines what aggressiveness is.
Sure, there's a lot of blade exposure, and the blade is tense in the head.
And the shave is close and direct (and, as has been rightfully noticed by many, noisy).
But the razor never has bitten me.
And yet I would not recommend a beginner to start with it
I think it requires some experience first.+1And yet I would not recommend a beginner to start with it
- Thread starter
- #311
I totally agree with that - no razor to start your wet shaving journey with.
But also not one to be scared of.
But also not one to be scared of.
At about what angle are you guys holding the the R41 at? Someone suggested much shallower, like 0-5 degrees?
The blade lies pretty flat so you need to compensate a bit for that, but 0-5 sounds way off to me.
Three shaves with mine using an Israeli blue. I am beyond pleased. No cuts and BBS each time. I am relatively new to wet shaving as well, having only been at it for almost three months.
+1 on shallower angle. 5 is perhaps a bit shallow but if 30 is what you normally use I would say about half that or right there a-roundish (gets protractor out and starts measuring for a shave). I think the best way to put it is that you need the head plate touching your skin instead of the tooth part. It has worked for me and I use this bad boy to give me a brake from straights, talk about blade exposure.
Similar threads
